The Cause and Cure of Ignorance, Title page – To the reader 1
THE Cause and Cure of Ignorance, Error, Enmity, Atheisme, Prophanesse, &c.
OR, A most Hopefull and Speedy way to grace and salvation, by plucking up impediments by the roote.
Reduced to Explication,*of Gen. 3.15. Confirmation, Application: tending to Illumination, sanctification, devotion.
By R. YOUNGE of Roxwell in ESSEX.
They call evill good and good evill, &c. They justifie the wicked, and take away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him,
Isai. 5.20.23.
Wherefore slew Cain his brother, but because his own works were evill, and his brothers good,
1 Joh. 3.12.
I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious, but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbeliefe
1 Tim. 1.13.
Printed at London by R.I. for N. Brook at the signe of the Angel in Cornhill, MDCXLVIII.
Courteous Reader,
HAving perused this Cause and Cure of Enmity; Prophanesse, &c. we finde it to containe, a lively description of the worlds envy and hatred to the godly: Together with a perspicuous discovery, of the originall, Continuance, Properties, and Causes of the same. In which also the Ignorance, Atheisme, and Prophannesse of most men; are pithily & pathetically painted out; & the remedies of either prescribed, with many forcible inducements to a pious life, and religious conversation: saving knowledge, and true wisdome soundly described, and distinguished from their counterfiets; with the meanes to attain both: The necessity of repentance, &c. prest home. All which, is laid down pithily, orderly, and ellegantly: with much, both sinuous strength of argument, and variety of gracefull, and delightfull illustration: which may draw on the Reader, to his no small benefit, and (through Gods blessing) prove of much use, to all sorts that shall reade the same: whether for information, or direction; diswasion from evill, or confirmation in good: as tending much to the comforting of beleevers in their sufferings; and to the reclayming, or (at least) the convincing of such as any way oppose the way of truth. So that whatsoever time, labour or dilligence; thou shalt spend in often reading the same: we doubt not, but the profit wil recompence thy paines abundantly.
George VValker.
Edm. Calamy.
Joseph Caryll.